For the next three months of my life I will be living in Pickwick Hall located at 7 Bedford Place in London. That might very well be the most surreal sentence I have ever typed in my entire life. Since I was a young girl I dreamed of living in the UK, this of course had to do with the fact that Harry Potter was from the UK.
I am currently sitting in bed looking out onto the street and every thing seems to be way too good to be true. Over the last three days I have traveled over four thousand miles, I've seen an incredible dance performance, and I have somewhat figured out public transit.
The photo above is of Bedford Place which as I mentioned before is the street that I live on.
This photo was taken in the Pickwick Hall Sitting Room.
Not long after arrival we had an incredible tour of London by one of our instructors Bridget Hicks. The tour took place on a bus, the driver of the bus is a hilarious Irishman named Paul. I had the opportunity to meet Paul the day that I arrived in London as he drove me and four others to Pickwick from the airport. Paul is not only a riot but he is incredibly kind and I cannot wait to get to know him better over our group weekend trips.
It was lovely to drive by Buckingham Palace. The queen is still on holiday so they are doing tours inside over the next week or so. If I have enough time I will try and get down there to see the inside.
Our next stop was Royal Albert Hall. When we arrived we had a few minutes to get out and investigate not only Royal Albert Hall but also the statue of Prince Albert that overlooks his theatre.
Bridget told us an interesting story that his wife Queen Victoria was so devastated after he died that she wore black for the majority of the rest of her life. The Royal Albert Hall was not originally going to be named after Prince Albert however his wife dedicated it to his memory. Albert was a lifetime supporter of the arts.
This building is the SIS or the MI6 as referenced in various 007 films. I made sure to get a photo of this for my father who loves all things Bond.
It is still surreal to look around while walking the city and see Big Ben and the House of Parliament.
Yesterday, the 14th of September I went to see an exhibit from one of my favorite artists, Duane Hanson. The exhibit was in it's final day at the Serpentine Galleries. I will do a full post on my experience at the gallery soon.
This adventure is already becoming more amazing than anything I could imagine!
Talk soon!
Cheers!
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